Payroll Specialist — Union & Construction Focus

EC Electric; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match up to federal limit

Paid holidays and PTO

Medical, Dental, Vision

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

EC Electric is hiring a Payroll Specialist to ensure accurate processing and recording of payroll for bargaining employees. You will act as a customer service ad visory to internal staff, assisting with payroll inquiries and document requests.

You will manage workflow, reconcile payroll, handle garnishments, and process time and attendance using KeyStyle. Strong communication, attention to detail, and organization are essential.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment with frequent interruptions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have high attention to detail and be very organized.
• Outstanding customer service skills.
• Proficiency in Word and Excel.
• Union payroll experience highly preferred.
• Construction payroll/office experience highly preferred.
• Certified payroll experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll transactions accurately and timely.
• Collaborate with payroll team to ensure timely updates.
• Reconcile payroll prior to transmission and validate reports.
• Understand proper taxation of employer paid benefits.
• Process garnishment calculations and compliance.
• Execute time and attendance processing and interface with KeyStyle software.
• Perform compliances for unclaimed property payroll checks.
• Develop ad hoc financial and operational reporting as needed.
• Load import files from other departments related to payroll for all companies.
• Research and respond to items needing correction.
• Weekly processing of certified payroll and employment-related documents.
• Monthly processing of MER and Market Recovery reports and OCIP reporting.
• Weekly processing of L&I intents, affidavits and employment claims.
• Weekly processing of New Hire packets.

Skills

Deadline-driven

Attention to detail

Organized

Customer service

Word and Excel

Union payroll experience

Construction payroll experience

Certified payroll experience

Tools

Viewpoint

KeyStyle

Job description

EC Electric is hiring a Payroll Specialist to ensure accurate processing and recording of payroll for bargaining employees. You will act as a customer service ad visory to internal staff, assisting with payroll inquiries and document requests.

You will manage workflow, reconcile payroll, handle garnishments, and process time and attendance using KeyStyle. Strong communication, attention to detail, and organization are essential.